entrant

«entrant» in Mova's school dictionary: A person, team or animal that enters a competition, race… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (an entrant, entrants)

meaning for a pupil

1) A person, team or animal that enters a competition, race or exam. tree →

2) A person who joins a school, job or profession as a newcomer. tree →

sense in the lessons

In olympiads, races and contests an entrant is one who takes part. In maths problems the number of entrants is how many people take part. Phrases: «each entrant», «new entrants», «the youngest entrant».

examples

• There were forty entrants in the spelling bee. tree →
• Each entrant gets a number to pin on their shirt. tree →
• The youngest entrant in the race was only seven. tree →
• All entrants must hand in their poems by Friday. tree →
• The cake competition had more entrants than last year. tree →
• New entrants to the school get a buddy for the first week. tree →
• If each of 12 entrants pays £2, the prize fund is £24. tree →

note

Countable; plural «entrants». Do not confuse with «entrance» (a way in, a door). Related verb «enter», noun «entry». In maths, «entrants» are the people counted, not the prizes or places.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «entrant» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.